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With overwhelming generosity from Paul’s community, Help Hope Live funded an accessible van through the fundraising campaign in Paul’s honor.

Living with spina bifida, Scott is a proud dog dad to beautiful Karma, a gamer, a Star Wars and fantasy fan, and a comedy-lover who always has a joke at the ready.

May is here, and that means it’s time to celebrate Mobility Awareness Month! In this post, we’ll share some interesting statistics about mobility and disability and give you some options for further reading to join us in our celebrations.

We were grateful to see that three local news outlets covered the story of Jovita McConnell, a loving mom and active community member fundraising with Help Hope Live following a life-changing aneurysm.

When we first reached out to Yonan’s local media in early March, over $4,000 had been raised in his honor. Today, we’re happy to share that the funds raised in his honor have surpassed $9,000.

Logan has been living with paralysis since transverse myelitis took him and his family by surprise overnight in March 2025.

As he has grown older, Scott has become unable to safely transfer himself and his mobility equipment into a standard vehicle. That’s why he turned to Help Hope Live to start fundraising for an accessible van.

We attended the Unite 2 Fight Paralysis 20th annual conference and participated in the 2026 Rugby Rave.

$16,000 has been raised for Help Hope Live in honor of Pamela Lamb, a rehab therapist diagnosed with Parkinson’s.

We’re grateful to the local news stations out of Tampa Bay, FL that have helped to amplify the campaign of 71-year-old William “Scott” Baggett, a perpetual volunteer who has changed lives with his therapy dog training and its community impact.